However, while the U.S. economy has recovered somewhat from the recessionary lows, and did not fall into a technical "depression," it is important to remember the vast amount of monetary stimulus thrown at it since 2008. The table below shows most of the various bailout and financial support programs that have been instituted to bolster the financial markets, and subsequently the economy, since 2008. This, of course, doesn't include the latest Large Scale Asset Purchase programs (QE3) which is currently injecting $40 billion a month of liquidity into the system.
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